Guitarist Eric Haugen asked his Uncle Mark (Mark Goldstein) to explain the Marimba Lumina, a really fun and unique electronic vibraphone style instrument that he and synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla ...

Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments.

Shaped like a fish, tiger and box respectively, the muyu, yu, and zhu are percussion instruments that all fall under the wood classification This is the ninth in a series of articles about ...

Described by NPR's producers as 'one of today's finest—and friendliest—percussion ensembles', the group of Peabody alums and ...

If you’re not from the United States, you might not consider these British rock icons to be one-hit wonders. However, “In The Summertime” was Mungo Jerry’s only charting hit in the US, so ...

Long before sitars and tablas ruled the stage, India resonated with the haunting melodies of the Ravanahatha and the deep tones of the Surbahar. These six forgotten instruments once defined musical ...